The ruling on leaving out the additional takbirs in the prayer for rain
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Question:
The questioner says: Shaykh, if the imam leaves out the additional takbirs in the prayer for rain, what is required of him?
Answer:
He owes nothing, because the additional takbirs are a recommended practice (sunnah). If he performs them, that is the sunnah and the better course. If he leaves them out, they are not required. What is obligatory is the takbir of entering prayer and the takbirs of transition; that is what is obligatory. Yes.
The questioner says: Shaykh, if the imam leaves out the additional takbirs in the prayer for rain, what is required of him?
Answer:
He owes nothing, because the additional takbirs are a recommended practice (sunnah). If he performs them, that is the sunnah and the better course. If he leaves them out, they are not required. What is obligatory is the takbir of entering prayer and the takbirs of transition; that is what is obligatory. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 2432 - حكم ترك التكبيرات في صلاة الاستسقاء - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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